slack command

ahmed gamal · 03-16-2006, 01:49 AM

hi every body
i used rpm2tgz to change rpm to tgz
but i didnt find any make or configure flies
then how shall i install it

bathory · 03-16-2006, 02:08 AM

Use installpkg:

Code:

installpkg package-name.tgz

ahmed gamal · 03-16-2006, 02:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bathory

Use installpkg:

Code:

installpkg package-name.tgz

thanx man and what about the 3rd and 4th cdscan i find in them any thing good(slack cds)

titopoquito · 03-16-2006, 03:47 AM

The 3rd and 4th of the Slackware CDs contain mainly the source and the buildscripts that are needed to build the packages that are contained on the 1st and 2nd CD. Most *normal* users won't need it unless they try to recompile the packages or want to use the Slackware build scripts.

ahmed gamal · 03-17-2006, 02:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bathory

Use installpkg:

Code:

installpkg package-name.tgz

i tried it man
but it said it "installing the fil e name"
them a maassage about describtion it was empty it consists of 3 empty lines
then the command line returns back
then where is my fault

titopoquito · 03-17-2006, 03:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ahmed gamal

i tried it man
but it said it "installing the fil e name"
them a maassage about describtion it was empty it consists of 3 empty lines
then the command line returns back
then where is my fault

I wonder what you expect, maybe angels singing or the monitor flickering or something else. If the description is empty or there is an error in the description file nothing will come up. Usually something like "Executing install script ..." and then the command line will come back. That's normal behaviour of installpkg.

Afterwards try to start the application you wanted to install. If it's a real application and not a set of libraries etc. you should be able to call it with the same name the package has. Have you tried to just type "name-of-the-packacke" but omitting the version number etc., just the first part of the name?

sweetnsourbkr · 03-17-2006, 03:14 PM

Yeah, usually an rpm2tgz conversion will not give you any description.

ahmed gamal · 03-18-2006, 01:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sweetnsourbkr

Yeah, usually an rpm2tgz conversion will not give you any description.

then i changed the rpm to tgz
then installpkg
and nothing happens then how can i install it

titopoquito · 03-18-2006, 02:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ahmed gamal

then i changed the rpm to tgz
then installpkg
and nothing happens then how can i install it

So you are still saying it's not installed. Prove it. But first tell us what the rpm package was named and what should have been installed.

The name of the package consists usually of several information, Slackware packages tend to be named

name-version-arch-build.tgz

Your rpm-package should be named similar. HAVE YOU actually tried typing the "name" part at the command prompt like I suggested above?

ahmed gamal · 03-19-2006, 10:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by titopoquito

So you are still saying it's not installed. Prove it. But first tell us what the rpm package was named and what should have been installed.

The name of the package consists usually of several information, Slackware packages tend to be named

name-version-arch-build.tgz

Your rpm-package should be named similar. HAVE YOU actually tried typing the "name" part at the command prompt like I suggested above?

the programme is nero
i typied
installpkg its name.tgz
the nothing happens the if it was installed
how can i run it

gbonvehi · 03-19-2006, 10:50 AM

Tried typing nero?

ahmed gamal · 03-20-2006, 05:29 AM

it worked well
thank u for help

ahmed gamal · 03-20-2006, 05:31 AM

where can i find a site that have programmes for sw

titopoquito · 03-20-2006, 05:48 AM

http://www.linuxpackages.net
http://www.slacky.it (has error actually, but address is ok)

And read about dependencies in the descriptions, otherwise your programs might not work.

ahmed gamal · 03-21-2006, 02:32 PM

thank u very much